Things that I've read, seen or listened to, that are interesting again in the longer term. What my favourite restaurant might serve if it did brainfood. You can submit things. I mostly blog elsewhere.

1st May 2012

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Be careful what you wish for (in a tent) →

Tom’s story about how decades later he quit his job and started doing what he loved doing for a living.

24th February 2012

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Inventing on Principle

Why you should only build better things.

18th February 2012

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Do what you want, for why you want it

John Gruber and Merlin Mann on lessons they’ve found from their work. Even a couple of years on, it’s completely timeless and accurate. 

Marco also made some points.

27th January 2012

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Doing

9am –Start

 I guess you are all here because you want to go and start something. That’s good. Most businesses fail because they never start. So you are going to be ahead of just about 99% of other people.

Ok, today is going to be me going through 12 key points on building a brand with little money. Then after lunch, Mark Shayler will make you look at your customer in a new way.

1, Love.

You can always make more money, you can’t make more time.

So here is some advice: Find your love. And make the thing you love doing the thing you do the most of your time. Not just on weekends. Oh, and the good news is if you love doing, you will get good at it soon enough. Work will never feel like work. The ticking clock will not be the enemy. And in the end, all that love will show in your product, your service, your business. And your day-to-day life.

[and another 11 things]

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16th January 2012

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Trust in things you love →

this is a great talk to watch online; but blew me away completely in person.